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Title: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: Gianni on February 28, 2023, 03:51:21 pm
Hi Friends,
As someone has requested, I added the 2000-Series to the second volume of my free book “Tektronix oscilloscopes”. You will find small talks, tables, photos, hints etc. about 2465, 2445B, 2467, 2430, 2430A, 2440, 2431L, 2230 and 2221.
You can download it from the usual my web page (http://www.k100.biz/parade.htm (http://www.k100.biz/parade.htm)) or from Internet Ar-chives (just go there and search “Tektronix Becattini”).
As always, any suggestion (or correction) is welcome.
Enjoy!
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: LoneWolf6912 on February 28, 2023, 03:53:48 pm
That's really good. Thanks!
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: xtech on February 28, 2023, 06:49:31 pm
Fantastic books, thanks Gianni!
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: alm on February 28, 2023, 10:43:39 pm
Thanks for the great update! Could you double check the vol 2 high resolution download from k100.biz? I just downloaded it again, and it appears to be version 1.0 with 65 PDF pages that was last modified in January and only has a single page devoted to the 2200 series, saying you'll cover the 2430 first in a future version. archive.org has the updated version.
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: wmill3 on February 28, 2023, 11:13:39 pm
Very well done!!  Thank You!
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Post by: nctnico on March 01, 2023, 12:10:01 am
Such a nice stroll down memory lane  :-+
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: tv84 on March 01, 2023, 11:42:24 am
I bet Gianni would be able to grab a bunch of AliExpress gadgets and make them look like NASA-grade stuff... A true labour of love!   :clap:
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: Gianni on March 01, 2023, 06:36:22 pm
Thanks to everybody!

Sorry for the mistake, it was the donkey not me  :)

It should be OK now
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: maxwell3e10 on March 01, 2023, 10:37:00 pm
I wonder if there would be a market for printing it in a large format and selling them as coffee table books. I would certainly buy a couple as gifts to some people.
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: Exosia on March 02, 2023, 07:30:29 am
Nice work Gianni  :-+
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: gamalot on March 30, 2023, 08:13:09 pm
Thank you so much, reading your books is like I can touch them with my own hands!  :-+
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: rodd on July 06, 2023, 06:29:43 pm
What an amazing piece of work!!
Thank you
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: zabbit@yahoo.com on July 06, 2023, 10:42:43 pm
This is great, thank you so much. As a novice who has just acquired a 2465BCT as my first own oscilloscope as basically a collection of circuit boards the photos are fantastic resources to fathom out what goes where in colour together with working out what I'm still missing - definitely missing the PSU 'swords' know that I know what they are called.
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: rodcastler on September 22, 2023, 12:04:21 pm
I came here this morning to say thank you for such a fantastic work on these books.
I stumbled upon them on the Internet Archive last month, while looking for information on my recently acquired 2445a.

What a delightful experience it is to sit with a cup of coffee and browse through its pages. The quality and love put into these photos and writing... man.
 
My most recent restoration project was a 502A, one week ago. I had not plan to own a tube scope before... I can only think that my mind was influenced by these books without even noticing.

Hats off to Mr. Becattini.

Ciao.
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: dnowakowski on January 21, 2025, 09:56:56 pm
I tried to download this book, and I cannot find it.  I am trying to fix a Tek2465A.

Thanks.

- Don
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: abeyer on January 22, 2025, 12:52:08 am
I think the pdfs came down from the author's site when the print book (https://www.elektor.com/products/tektronix-epic-oscilloscopes) was released. You can still track down old copies online if you look for them.

If you're after repair info, though, you're probably better starting with the service manual. This book has lots of great photos and info, but isn't really a repair guide. (His newer book (https://www.elektor.com/products/tektronix-oscilloscopes-restoration-guide) is more that, but a lot of the details are specific to the 545)
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Post by: EEVblog on January 22, 2025, 01:03:20 am
WOW!  :o :clap:
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Post by: EEVblog on January 22, 2025, 01:06:36 am
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Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: EEVblog on January 22, 2025, 01:09:13 am
I pinned this thread, this is just amazing.
Title: Re: New edition of my free book on Tek scopes includes 2000-Series
Post by: DavidAlberto on February 20, 2026, 07:53:11 am
That's great! Thanks a lot for the input!  :clap: